Barberio (pictured) is tied for 10th in the league in scoring among defensemen. Benoit Gervais (undrafted) of Rouyn-Noranda leads with 34 points in 31 games. A free agent, Gervais had just 20 points in 64 games between PEI and Rimouski last year before exploding this year. He has good size at 6â€™2â€ 200 pounds.

Cody Hodgson (Vancouver) scored his 20th of the season in overtime to give Brampton the win. Hodgson has 42 points in 23 games since re-joining Brampton from the Canucks. Windsor's Taylor Hall (2010) leads the league with 54 points in 30 games. John Tavares (2009) leads in goals with 25.